Najam Sethi rules out disciplinary action against Younus Khan on outburst
Pakistan’s former cricket board chief, Najam Sethi, ruled out any disciplinary action against veteran batsman Younus Khan after his controversial statement regarding Test captain Misbahul Haq and head...
View ArticleECP seeks to delay LG polls by one month
Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) on Friday sought to delay local government polls in Punjab and Sindh by one month, Express News reported. While briefing the Standing Committee on Parliamentary...
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Spotted: Captain Jack Sparrow pulling rickshaw in India
It’s the season of doppelgangers it seems. First it was the Pakistani Tom Cruise, then it was Virat Kohli’s lookalike, now it’s the loose-moraled Captain Jack Sparrow! Found on the streets of India,...
View ArticleTurkey detains over 250 suspected militants: official
ISTANBUL: Turkey on Friday detained 251 people in coordinated nationwide dawn raids against suspected Islamic State (IS) and Kurdish militants following a wave of deadly violence in the country, the...
View ArticlePM reviews flood relief operations in Rahim Yar Khan
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday visited flood relief camps in Rahim Yar Khan and directed authorities to step up relief efforts. “It is not torrential rain but the melting of...
View ArticleUS air strike kills top al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan: Pentagon
ERBIL: A US air strike in Afghanistan killed a senior Al-Qaeda commander in charge of suicide bombing and two other militants, the Pentagon said on Friday. The attack, which occurred in Paktika...
View ArticleNext round of Afghan-Taliban talks set for end July: officials
KABUL: The next round of peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents is scheduled for the end of July, officials said Friday, with the venue for the meeting still unconfirmed. “The...
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What does your coffee say about you
KARACHI: Can you imagine your morning without that caffeine kick? “Of course not!” is the sure response to that. My ‘on caffeine’ mind also said ‘never!’ If you answered like I did than you would...
View ArticlePakistan calls for comprehensive strategy against Islamic State
Pakistan on Friday called upon the UN Security Council for a comprehensive strategy to defeat the Islamic State (IS) as it poses a growing threat. “A comprehensive strategy is needed — military,...
View ArticleDay four: Rain washes out Bangladesh, South Africa Test
CHITTAGONG: Rain washed out the fourth day’s play in the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa on Friday. Match officials at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong called off play at...
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NASA spacecraft shows Pluto wrapped in haze, ice flows
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA: A stunning silhouette of Pluto taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft after it shot past the icy orb last week show an extensive layer of atmospheric haze, while close-up pictures...
View ArticleBajirao Mastani: No rivalry between Priyanka and Deepika
PRIYANKA / DEEPIKA: Versatile actor Priyanka Chopra, who will share screen space with Bollywood’s reigning queen Deepika Padukone for the first time in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani, shares a...
View ArticleIndian firing on LoC injures one civilian
At least one person was injured as India’s Border Security Force (BSF) resorted to ‘unprovoked’ firing along the Line of Control in Chirikot sector on Saturday morning. “A civilian, Muhammad Wasim, of...
View ArticleFederer and Wawrinka in Swiss Davis Cup return
PARIS: Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka have made themselves available for Switzerland’s Davis Cup World Group playoff match against the Netherlands in September. “We are of course very happy for this...
View ArticleThree bullet-riddled bodies found in Quetta
QUETTA: At least three bodies were found Saturday morning in Dasht Kudan area of Balochistan’s Turbat District. Balochistan Levies official, Abdul Qadeer, while speaking to The Express Tribune...
View ArticleAt least 55 killed as Saudi-led warplanes hit Yemen’s Taiz: Saba
SABA: A Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen’s Taiz killed at least 55 people and left tens injured, Houthi-controlled news agency Saba said on Saturday. A coalition of Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, has...
View ArticleThe first look of Katrina Kaif, Saif Ali Khan in ‘Phantom’
After setting the box office on fire with his last release Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Kabir Khan is finally out with the dramatic first posters of his much-delayed film Phantom, reported IndiaToday. Bruised,...
View ArticleMonsoon troubles Nepal quake survivors three months on
KATHMANDU: As dark clouds loomed overhead, Rabi Baral hurriedly secured his tent to the ground at a camp for victims of Nepal’s earthquake, three months after the disaster upended his life. The...
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Obama says ‘Africa on the move’ in landmark Kenya visit
NAIROBI: US President Barack Obama declared Saturday that “Africa is on the move”, praising the spirit of entrepreneurship at a business summit in Kenya as he kicked off a landmark visit. Obama arrived...
View ArticleMusharraf among ‘great personalities’ in Indian school book
Former president Pervez Musharraf has been cited among “great personalities” in an Indian school book. The book for students of grade three of a private school in India’s Jabalpur area hails the former...
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